Occasional Reader 4/13/2020 6:25:49 AM

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doppelganglander 4/13/2020 7:10:38 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

Give him a copy of Newton's Principia, he can entertain himself.

I'm sorry I missed turn last night. He seems to be doing well.

Occasional Reader 4/13/2020 7:17:51 AM

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In #2 doppelganglander said: Give him a copy of Newton's Principia,

Well, I gave him some Fig Newtons, close enough?

(Actually they're "Nature's [Something] Fig Bars", but basically, same thing) 

doppelganglander 4/13/2020 7:49:58 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 3:

Those are yummy. I like the raspberry flavor.

Occasional Reader 4/13/2020 9:20:05 AM

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Occasional Reader 4/13/2020 9:55:32 AM

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midwestgak 4/13/2020 10:02:23 AM

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Buy your bacon and ham and/or spam while you can.

SMITHFIELD, Va., April 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that its Sioux Falls, SD facility will remain closed until further notice. The plant is one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S., representing four to five percent of U.S. pork production. It supplies nearly 130 million servings of food per week, or about 18 million servings per day, and employs 3,700 people. More than 550 independent family farmers supply the plant.

“The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply. It is impossible to keep our grocery stores stocked if our plants are not running. These facility closures will also have severe, perhaps disastrous, repercussions for many in the supply chain, first and foremost our nation’s livestock farmers. These farmers have nowhere to send their animals,” said Kenneth M. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer, for Smithfield.

“Unfortunately, COVID-19 cases are now ubiquitous across our country. The virus is afflicting communities everywhere. 

vxbush 4/13/2020 12:49:05 PM

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vxbush 4/13/2020 12:49:29 PM

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In #8 vxbush said: Egads. My network has been awful today, but I finally was able to post this--I think. 

Huzzah! Success.

Occasional Reader 4/13/2020 12:59:34 PM

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OMG WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO BE SOME DAMN CHATTY DURING THESE BIG MICROSOFT TEAMS MEETINGS?

Get to the F**KING POINT, PEOPLE.

Some of us have small children to attend to.

/had to vent, sorry

Alice in Dairyland 4/13/2020 2:07:31 PM

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Reply to midwestgak in 7: “The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply. It is impossible to keep our grocery stores stocked if our plants are not running.

Maybe this is phase III.  First phase was preparing for Universal Income with everyone on enhanced unemployment benefits, the second phase was Governmental Health Care for All and the third phase is Diet Control (now we can all become vegetarians. /

vxbush 4/13/2020 2:14:07 PM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: Get to the F**KING POINT, PEOPLE.

This is what drives me crazy. I can do small talk, I guess, but I don't want to waste the time with it. 

buzzsawmonkey 4/13/2020 2:14:54 PM

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Reply to midwestgak in 7:

Everybody's beefing about the closure of the pork plant.

vxbush 4/13/2020 2:36:46 PM

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In #13 buzzsawmonkey said: Everybody's beefing about the closure of the pork plant.

Yeah, I got nothing punny to say. I'm too cold.

/Brrr....

midwestgak 4/13/2020 2:42:57 PM

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In #11 Alice in Dairyland said: Maybe this is phase III. 

It sure feels like governmental takeover in stages.

midwestgak 4/13/2020 2:47:00 PM

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In #13 buzzsawmonkey said: Everybody's beefing about the closure of the pork plant.

Not Ferdinand.

midwestgak 4/13/2020 2:50:54 PM

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In #14 vxbush said: I'm too cold. /Brrr....

Gonna been cold in the Land of Lincoln for a few more days.  And windy.  Brrr is right.

PaladinPhil 4/13/2020 4:04:21 PM

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